Minnesota Weather: Potential Snowstorm Thursday

TWIN CITIES, MN — There is a chance for a snowstorm this week in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area as temperatures fall. Rain and snow is set for Thursday before it all turns to snow late Thursday night into Friday.

The low will hit 12 on Saturday.

"It will be mild through Wednesday, but changes are in store for Thursday and Friday with the potential for falling temperatures, strong winds, and accumulating snow," notes the National Weather Service.

Here's the full NWS forecast for the Twin Cities metro area:

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: A chance of rain before 7am, then a chance of rain and snow between 7am and 9am, then a chance of snow after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. West wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 23. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.